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Welcome to our Library - a rich bank of online content updated weekly. Browse our collection of Guides and Expert Articles, listen to our Podcast series discussing views and perspectives from both experts and those with lived experience, and our popular Blog series where members share their experiences of balancing work and home.

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Rosie's blog: The rite of spring

The change of season is upon us and the warm sun and longer evenings are welcome as leaving fo...

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Sarah's blog: The guilt trap

I read an article once which I think summed it up perfectly – life as a working mum can ...

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Maria's blog: Light at the end of the tunnel

Only about 3 weeks ago all parents of year 6 found out which secondary school their kid/s will...

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Peace's blog: To board or not to board?

'I don't really care about going to this one, I just want to go to the one up the road...

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Freddy's blog: Being a boy-boy

World Book Day and lots of our children will have gone to school dressed up as their favourite...

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Catherine's blog: The holy grail

Flexible working conditions while maintaining career trajectory – we talk about it all t...

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Dolly's blog: More or less?

I appear to have accidentally bought a house in France... Well, not a complete accident o...

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Caroline's blog: Hairspray and penalties

As a family with 2 working parents, we try to protect our downtime, and make sure our tots don...

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Addy's blog: Job hunting again...

Following from my last blog “No llama, no drama" where I detailed my childcare nigh...

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Hayley's blog: A different type of work life balance

Most of us walk the delicate tightrope that is known as work-life balance and it is a regular ...

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James's blog: Finding time for children to be children...

Last year I attended a career development course provided by my (then) employer.  One ses...

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Rosie's blog: New Beginnings.

The New Year has started in our home with the usual taking-down of decorations and disposal of...

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Maria's blog: New Year’s resolution: the work-life balance unicorn

I am writing this as the new year has started. Every new year whilst I think of meaningful res...

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Peace's blog: Seedless grapes and Artificial Intelligence

It's December! 'Tis the season to be merry. The glow of fairy lights and baubles creat...

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Freddy's blog: Events did not rhyme quite as he had thought

I write from work, where I’m under pressure after taking responsibility for a major proj...

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Ellen's blog: The wonderful NHS

I don’t think we have had a WorkLife Central blog yet about experiences of the NHS? Mine...

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Dolly's blog: Trick or treat

Controversy alert... When I was a kid, this time of year was all about bonfire night. Bon...

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Caroline's blog: Hat trick

They say all good things come in threes, but I have not, as yet, found any professional body w...

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Addy's blog: No Llama, No Drama

My 2 year old daughter has a t shirt that says “No Llama, No Drama” and I think I&...

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Marva's blog: Give it a rest

The children are back at school now after what, as I’m told by my 15-year-old son, was a...

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Hayley's blog: What do I tell my son?

Ok, so the title to this makes it sound like it’s going to be about something far more i...

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James's blog: We are all superheroes

A few weeks ago I was walking my daughter to school when someone stuck in the voluminous local...

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Rosie's blog: Balance? What balance?

It is invariably the case that pride comes before a fall (I think) and I am no less guilty tha...

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Maria's blog: World Mental Health Day

This is particularly close to my heart as following my late husband's sudden death by seps...

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